Quilting is becoming an increasingly important and integral part of my life. My creative outlet changes how I view the world around me, influences the activities I pursue with my family, and introduces me to new people whose life paths wouldn't ordinarily intersect mine. My life is much like my favorite types of quilts - scrappy and unconventional, full of interest and surprises, and with an underlying current of making do (and making something beautiful!) with what I have.

Friday, June 1, 2012

Spreading the word

There's not much new in my world.

My hens left us TWO eggs yesterday, instead of just one. Jason yelled so loudly, I thought something was wrong. He was just excited.

My beans are flowering. (what can I make with eggs and green beans???)

I'm still plodding away at the baby quilt for the shower tomorrow. Yes, I said TOMORROW. I have just 3 pinwheels left to quilt, and then the binding to put on. It isn't much, but I feel safe saying I'll be up late tonight.

Rosabelle has had the Hershey Squirts two nights running, so I took her and Biscuit to the vet today for checkups. She has some kind of infection or something. Oh joy! I get to feed her antibiotics for a week. As long as I am not scrubbing floors all week...

And there is a 12-year-old with a quilt in the weekly quilt contest at the Quilting Gallery this week - she made the quilt when she was 9 years old. I had to vote for her - I think young quilters need all the support they can get! I don't know who she is, but I hope she wins. At the time of my writing, she is just 8 votes outside of the lead. C'mon guys, let's make her a winner! Her quilt is called Garden of Posies.

Went and gave her a vote...good on her...I agree with Julie...What about green beans with hollandaise sauce (or is that just me because I love hollandaise sauce!)...and as the sauce only uses the egg yolks, a pavlova (meringue) for dessert from the egg white...OK so not really a busy family easy cook menu going on in my head there...

Thanks for the heads up on Bonnie's new book...I love her stuff! She is so generous with her patterns and she is the reason I have a hundred pounds of vintage plaid shirts in my quilt closet!! LOL....When I grow up I'd like to be her....